About NumberFields@home

NumberFields@home is a research project that uses Internet-connected
computers to do research in number theory. You can participate by
downloading and running a free program on your computer.

NumberFields@home searches for fields with special properties.
The primary application of this research is in the realm of algebraic
number theory. Number theorists can mine the data for interesting
patterns to help them formulate conjectures about number fields.
Ultimately, this research will lead to a deeper understanding of the
properties of numbers, the basic building blocks of all mathematics.
A more detailed description of the project can be found
here.

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Subfield 26 of 49 completeWith only a handful of WUs left, we can consider subfield 26 complete. The bounded search has moved on to subfield 27, the one with discriminant 76. Thanks!22 Feb 2015, 7:15:36 UTC
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Subfield 25 of 49 complete.I just realized I forgot to officially report the completion of subfield 25; it finished about 2 weeks ago.

We are currently crunching on subfields 26 and 27. Note that we started subfield 26 first because the WU generator had those ready first and the bounded app was desperate for new work.

Modification to bounded appWith the latest subfield (#25) nearing completion, the algorithm moves into a new phase, where it is more efficient to not target the field discriminant. This required no change to the app, but due to WU timing issues, a small change was made to the WU generator (it is now breaking data up into finer pieces). This required a small change to the app interface. I also upgraded to the latest versions of the boinc and pari libraries. Some modifications were also made to the checkpointing and progress meter (finer resolution).

Why am I telling you all this? Because you will be getting a "new" bounded app. It has been thoroughly tested over the last several weeks, but please report anything out of the ordinary. Thanks!29 Sep 2014, 16:52:29 UTC
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Subfield 24 of 49 complete.With only a couple hundred WUs left, we can consider subfield 24 complete. That puts us at about the halfway point through the entire search (total of 49 subfields).

The bounded search has moved on to subfield 25, the one with discriminant 85. Thanks!13 Sep 2014, 16:07:10 UTC
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Subfield 23 of 49 complete.Subfield 23 is essentially complete. The bounded search has moved on to subfield 24, the one with discriminant 88. Thanks!20 Aug 2014, 4:58:43 UTC
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